 Carrara Stadium is situated on the Gold Coast in Queensland, and is also known as the Gold Coast Stadium. Construction began in 1986 and opened the following year after the Brisbane Bears were granted a license to play in the VFL. Their highest crowd was in 1989 when 18,198 people watched the Bears play Geelong. However crowds dwindled and the Bears moved to the Gabba in Brisbane in 1993. The ground was left without a major tenant and was sold to the Gold Coast City Council. The ground occassionally played host to Rugby League games and in 1996, the Gold Coast Chargers moved full-time to the stadium until 1998 when they were kicked out from the ARL.
Carrara Stadium has main grandstands on either side of the ground, and grassed areas around the rest of the ground. It has a total capacity of around 18,000 including 5,300 undercover seats and 2,500 transportable seats which can be placed in front of the outer grandstand for Rugby League matches.
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Location: |
Gold Coast, Queensland |
Address: |
Broadbeach-Nerang Road, Carrara |
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Capacity: |
18,000 |
Seats: |
6,000 (33% of capacity) |
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Record Crowd: |
22,688 - 18/3/1994
ARL: Gold Coast v Brisbane |
Highest Crowd since 1/1/2003: |
21,012 - 27/05/05: NRL: Bulldogs v Cowboys
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Lights: |
Yes |
Arena Roof: |
No |
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Video Screen: |
No |
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Built: |
1987 |
Redeveloped: |
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Former/Other Names: |
Gold Coast Stadium |
Ticketing: |
Ticketmaster |
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Sports Played: |
Australian Football
Rugby League
Rugby Union
Football |
Home Teams: |
Kangaroos FC*
East Coast Aces (ARC) |
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Annual Events: |
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Last Event: |
04/07/09: AFL: Richmond v Adelaide
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Directions: |
Transport: |
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From Brisbane take the Broadbeach Nerang Road exit off the Pacific Highway. Approx. 2km from highway to venue. 87km (60 min) from Brisbane City 15km (10 min) from Surfers Paradise 45km (40 min) from Logan City. |
Take a train to Nerang station and connect with Surfside buses to venue. (Venue is 1km from Nerang station) |
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Parking: |
Accommodation: |
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On site spaces with extra spaces across the road adjacent to staium. Some street parking but most have restrictions. |
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